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The Basketball Podcast: EP297 with Henry Domercant on Getting Game ReadyIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Windy City Bulls head coach Henry Domercant shares insights on getting game ready and maximizing game performance. After retiring from playing, Domercant transitioned to coaching. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws in 2017, and then moved to the Windy City Bulls as an assistant coach in 2018. He was promoted to play...
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In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Windy City Bulls head coach Henry Domercant shares insights on getting game ready and maximizing game performance. After retiring from playing, Domercant transitioned to coaching. He was hired as an assistant coach for the Maine Red Claws in 2017, and then moved to the Windy City Bulls as an assistant coach in 2018. He was promoted to play...
The Basketball Podcast: EP297 with Henry Domercant on Getting Game ReadyIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Bballbreakdown founder Coach Nick Hauselman joins the Basketball Podcast to share and discuss the Chase Defense. Coach Nick Hauselman, is the founder of Bbballbreakdown, a popular online channel devoted to NBA analysis. He has been breaking down NBA games with slow motion, freeze frames, arrows, and voice-over for over 8 years. Coach Nick ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP294 with Coach Nick Hauselman on the Chase DefenseUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham head coach Andy Kennedy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on being the best version of self, changing defenses and habits. Andy Kennedy began his coaching career as an assistant for South Alabama during the 1994–95 season. Since then, he has also served as an assistant coach at UAB from 1996 to 2001 and Cincinnati from 2001 to 2005. He was named...
The Basketball Podcast: EP293 with Andy Kennedy on Best Version of SelfIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Nova Southeastern Head Coach Jim Crutchfield shares insights from his undefeated national championship team. The 2022-23 was storybook from start to finish for the Sharks and Crutchfield, as Nova Southeastern became the sixth team in NCAA Division II history to finish as undefeated national champions. Crutchfield's Sharks were dominant through...
The Basketball Podcast: EP291 with Jim Crutchfield Inside the MindIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Old Dominion head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on keeping it real, drop coverage and relatability. DeLisha Milton-Jones is a 2022 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She had a decorated professional career in the WNBA and overseas. She was a 2× WNBA champio...
The Basketball Podcast: EP282 with DeLisha Milton-Jones on Drop CoverageIn this week’s coaching conversation, consultant, coach trainer and mentor Mark Bennett joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss how his Performance System Development (PDS) can support change for managers, teachers, coaches, and athletes. Mark Bennett MBE has spent nearly 3 decades identifying the 'untangibles' that impact on athlete performance & engagement in both practice and competit...
The Basketball Podcast: EP71 Mark Bennett on Performance System DevelopmentIn this week’s coaching conversation, Craig Pedersen, the head coach of the Iceland men's national basketball team, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss competing with a smaller talent pool. Coach Pedersen talks about adjusting playing styles and competing with talent challenges. Craig Pedersen is a Canadian basketball coach and is one of the longest serving national basketball team coa...
The Basketball Podcast: EP70 Craig Pedersen on Competing with Less TalentIn this week’s coaching conversation, Scott Morrison, an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss ideas to be a better assistant coach, and lessons from being a head coach in the NBA summer league. On June 21, 2017 Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics head coach named him as an assistant coach. Morrison joined the Celtics after spending the three previous sea...
The Basketball Podcast: EP69 Scott Morrison on Being a Better AssistantIn this week’s coaching conversation, Mike Sotsky, an assistant coach with Harvard's men's basketball team, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss the less is more philosophy of coaching. Sotsky is heading into his fourth season working with the Crimson under coach Tommy Amaker. The 2018-19 season was a good one for Harvard, as the team won its second-straight Ivy League championship, and...
The Basketball Podcast: EP68 Mike Sotsky on Less is MoreIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Joe Prunty who has served as both an assistant and head coach in the NBA joins us to discuss the big picture of NBA coaching. For all the NBA championships (three while with the San Antonio Spurs), all the years coaching elite athletes Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, for Joe Prunty, basketball comes down to one simple goa...
The Basketball Podcast: EP67 Joe Prunty on NBA CoachingIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, two time NBA champion and long time NBA assistant coach Mike Longabardi joins the podcast to discuss NBA coaching, with a focus on defensive philosophy, techniques and tactics. Coach Mike Longabardi is currently an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. He was previously an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, the...
The Basketball Podcast: EP66 Mike Longabardi on NBA DefenseHow do you do justice to the career of Eric Musselman in just a few paragraphs? You can’t. His remarkable career in basketball is not just lengthy—at more than 30 years—and varied, but it is on-going and meaningful. His visit to The Basketball Podcast covers a lot of ground. Currently, he is the head coach of the men’s team at the University of Arkansas. Upon hiring Eric Musselman in April 2...
The Basketball Podcast: EP65 Eric Musselman on PassionBring an atlas along as the amazingly well-travelled Will Voight brings his fascinating resume to The Basketball Podcast, including hoops talk about his current role as the head coach of the national men's team of Angola. Voigt's early days were in rural Cabot, Vermont, shooting hoops on the side of a barn, but he went cross-country to Pomona College in Claremont, California, for college, wh...
The Basketball Podcast: EP64 Will Voigt on Peel SwitchingIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Matt Langel, coach of Colgate University's men's basketball team, joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss methods of helping players to find success. Decision-making, shot selection, player development, and teaching players how to play are all covered. Matt Langel continues to establish a winning tradition for Colgate Basketball. Since arrivi...
The Basketball Podcast: EP63 Matt Langel on Helping Players to Find SuccessIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, basketball coaching legend Ettore Messina joins the podcast to share insights from Europe and the NBA. Messina is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Messina most recently worked with the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich from 2014 to 2019. Ettore Messina has been named one of the...
The Basketball Podcast: EP62 Ettore Messina on Europe and the NBAIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, newly named University of Memphis Tigers assistant coach Cody Toppert joins the podcast to discuss player development and the implementation of analytics into building an offense. Last year, Cody served as the Director of Player Development for the Phoenix Suns. In that role he created and managed the development plans for Phoenix Suns player...
The Basketball Podcast: EP61 Cody Toppert on Analytics in Player DevelopmentIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, newly named Sydney Kings head coach Will Weaver joins the podcast to discuss modern coaching ideas. Methods to intervene and to observe what is going on are discussed, along with lessons from mentors like Sam Hinkie, Brett Brown, Kenny Atkinson, Andrej Lemanis and Rick Barnes. Last season, Coach Weaver was named the 2018-19 NBA G League Coach ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP60 Will Weaver on Modern Coaching IdeasIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, European coaching legend Mike Taylor joins the podcast to discuss building a national team program and coaching trends in international basketball. Since 2014, he has coached Poland's national basketball team. He has helped end their 52-year World Cup absence of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. This will be only the second FIB...
The Basketball Podcast: EP59 Mike Taylor on Coaching TrendsIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Cal State Fullerton head coach Dedrique Taylor joins the podcast to discuss the slow build reality of most college programs. Taylor has built Cal State Fullerton into a program with national and league significance that has achieved many first in program history. He explains his philosophy on culture, style of play and the brilliance of James H...
The Basketball Podcast: EP58 Dedrique Taylor on CultureIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, one of the winningest active Division I coaches with over 450 career wins and 13 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, Bruce Weber joins the basketball podcast to discuss defensive concepts.Weber has guided the Wildcats to 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances five times during his tenure, including consecutive 25-win campaigns th...
The Basketball Podcast: EP57 Bruce Weber on Defensive DisruptionIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, New Zealand professional coach Zico Coronel joins the podcast to talk about visiting the Houston Rockets, reimaging scouting reports, and using analogies in coaching. A lifelong learner, Coronel has spent time with some of best basketball programs in the world as a guest coach including the Houston Rockets, Valencia Basket, the University of Pi...
The Basketball Podcast: EP56 Zico Coronel Reimaging Scouting ReportsIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Nova Southeastern head coach Jim Crutchfield joins the podcast to talk about his pressing uptempo philosophy. Crutchfield is one of the most successful coaches in NCAA basketball history. NCAA coaching legend Jim Crutchfield will begin his sixth year and fifth season at the helm of the Nova Southeastern men's basketball program in 2022-23. ...
The Basketball Podcast: EP55 Jim Crutchfield on Uptempo PhilosophyIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Purdue head coach Matt Painter joins the podcast to talk about Purdue basketball concepts. Transition defense, the influence of football, offensive play calling and coaching great players are all discussed. With five Sweet 16 appearances, 12 NCAA Tournament berths, three Big Ten regular-season championships, a Big Ten Tournament title an...
The Basketball Podcast: EP54 Matt Painter on Purdue BasketballIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NCAA D3 Grinnell head coach David Arseneault Jr discusses their fastbreak system and style of play. David Arseneault Jr. took over duties from his father, David Arseneault. The elder Arseneault, who created the Grinnell system, retired in June 2018. The Grinnell System, sometimes referred to as The System, is a fast-tempo style of basket...
The Basketball Podcast: EP53 David Arseneault Jr on the SystemIn this week’s basketball coaching conversation, UMBC head coach Ryan Odom discusses offensive spacing and reaction. In a six-day span, In the 2017-18 season, Odom lead UMBC to an an America East Conference title and followed up by engineering the first victory for a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament history. Ryan Odom was named the head men's basketball...
The Basketball Podcast: EP52 Ryan Odom on Offensive Spacing and Reaction